The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-04-21
FOREIGN.

The American legation at London has sent
n communication to the press saying that
the statement published that President
Cleveland would open the American Exhl>
bition by telegraph on May was erroneous,
and that neither the President nor the
government of the United States has any
connection with the exhibition.
The royal family have abandoned the pro-
posed journey to Crimea, owing to grave re-
ports received from the interior. Two hun
dred and sixty political arrests were made
at Odessa on Easter Sunday, Five persons
were surprised in cellar there while en-
gagged i'll filling bombs.
General Orshetfxhi, chief of the st. Peters
burg gendarmerie has been dismissed from
office.
Agrarien disorders prevail in Russia and
Poland. During the month of March four
landed proprietors were murdered by peas
ants and so far this month three noblemen
have also been murdered.
A Halifax, MS dispatch says: The schoon
err Scylla from New York with cargo of
corn which was seized here on a charge of
supplying provisions to the Gloucester
schooner Carrie Parsons, has been released.
The miners OF northumberland county,
England have d. Id d, by vote of 1000 to
5000, to continue II strike.
Der of other prominent Irishmen arepromot-
ing the organization Of an Irish wooden
manufacturing and exporting company
with capital of 100000. Mr. Davitt.
while in tho United States recently, received
many promises of assistance from American
importers Of woolens.
1t is reported that England has assured
France that she has no intention of making
any attack on Hayti. England has reduced
i,,f1a mil InI 81 orrti TO
000 and the French Admiral who was
ordered to proceed to Hayti with his force in
order to protect Europeans has been
ordered to leave Haytian waters.
The annual report of the minister OF
marine, laid before the Canadian Parlia-
ment, shows that tie total number of casu-
alties to British, Canadian and foreign sea-
going vessels in Canadian waters, and to
Canadian vessels in foreign seas. during
1856 was 307, representing 124, AS tons
register and the total losses to vessels and
cargoes 81 657, 739, much smaller number
of wrecks than has occurred in any year
since 1876
The wreck of the channel steamer Victoria
near Deppe is undoubtedly attributable to
the neglect of the light keeper to sound the
fog horn. The loss of life was much smaller
than was at first reported, and what there
was, was altogether due to a panic among
the passengers.
-Four hundred Transfers Of the Crane
Trunk and Canadian railways are on a
strike for an advance from s1.35 to 81 SO per
day. The freight throughout tho city OF
Montreal is being banded by express
wagons.
The White Star steamer Germanic, con-
corning which fears were felt, as she was
considerably overdue, has arrived safely al
Queenstown. She experienced strong seas
and Winds and her decks swept by the
waves.
The former native ruler Of Toni recently
attacked the Portuguese garrison there
He and his forcs were repulsed. He Their
went to Zanzibar, and the Sultan ordered hi:
arrest.
The coal mining companies of Nova Scotia
are demanding an increase in the duty Oh
United States coal from rs cents to 81 pei
ton.